Biographies

Mr. Christopher F. Spurry is Independent Chairman of the Board of Shore Bancshares Inc. He has served as a director of the Talbot Bank since 1995, and he served as a director of Felton Bank, our wholly-owned bank subsidiary that merged into CNB on January 1, 2011, between September 2009 and December 31, 2010. Mr. Spurry is the owner and President of Spurry & Associates, Inc., a manufacturer’s representative firm that has represented manufacturing companies in the commercial/institutional foodservice and refrigeration equipment industry in the Mid-Atlantic region for over 30 years. His firm provides sales, marketing, applications engineering, and project management services. In 1985, Mr. Spurry founded Charter Distributing, Inc., which he sold in 1996 after 11 profitable years. Over the past 15 years, Mr. Spurry successfully completed seven real estate investment, redevelopment, or subdivision projects as managing member, investor and owner of Spurry-Morgan, LLC and Spurry-Commercial, LLC. Mr. Spurry’s qualifications to serve on our Board include, his executive and business experience, his real estate experience, and his 16-year experience on a bank board, which the Nominating Committee believes combine to yield valuable insight in the areas of management, communication, best practices, appreciation of risk, and strategic planning.

Mr. Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr., is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company,. He was Chief Operating Officer of Shore Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Beatty has been a director of Talbot Bank since 1992. On June 1 2013, Mr. Beatty was promoted to our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) as well as continuing to serve as President. Since January 2011, Mr. Beatty has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) and previously served as our Executive Vice President and COO since August 2007. Prior to that and since October 2004, Mr. Beatty has been employed by us in various executive level operating officer capacities. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Beatty was the Chief Operating Officer of Darby Overseas Investments, LP, a global private equity firm, and President of Darby Advisors, Inc., a privately held family investment business, from 1998 to 2005. Mr. Beatty was also a practicing certified public accountant for 25 years and a principal in the accounting firm Beatty, Satchell & Company from 1977 to 1998. In nominating Mr. Beatty, the Committee considered as important factors Mr. Beatty’s extensive financial knowledge and operational experience, as well as his familiarity with an important market area in which we compete, his experience with Talbot Bank, whose operations comprise a significant portion of our operations, and his experience in advising companies on financial and tax matters, merger and acquisition transactions, and insurance operations.

Mr. Edward Conley Allen. Jr. is Chief Financial Officer; President, Chief Executive Officer - CNB of the Company. Mr. Allen has served as CNB’s President and Chief Executive Officer since September 30, 2014. Mr. Allen was previously CNB’s Chief Financial Officer from October 25, 2011 when he started with the Company. Mr. Allen is a career banker with 40 years’ experience in community banks. He has been a Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating Officer of banks ranging in asset size from $400 million to $2.5 billion. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and an MBA in finance. Most of his career has been on the finance side of the business, although he was Chief Operating Officer of a $500 million bank for 12 years, focusing on IT, Branch Administration, HR, Compliance, and Facilities Management. He has extensive experience in budgeting, investment portfolio management and board presentations. He has been active in the past in civic affairs and is a member of the board of directors of Compass Regional Hospice (formerly Queen Anne’s County Hospice).

Mr. Patrick M. Bilbrough is President and Chief Executive Officer of Talbot Bank of the Company., Since December 2012. He joined Talbot Bank in May 2011 as an Executive Vice President. From 2007 until his employment with Talbot Bank, Mr. Bilbrough served as the Market Executive of PNC Bank, N.A. From 1995 to 2004, Mr. Bilbrough was with the Peoples Bank of Maryland, of Denton, where he had most recently been President and CEO after beginning as its Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller. He was a small business owner from 1985 to 1995.

Mr. Richard C. Trippe, Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer - Avon Dixon of the Company., Since 2011. After graduating from St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1985, he joined The Hartford Insurance Group, where he stayed for seventeen years. After leaving Hartford, worked for an independent agency in Baltimore County and subsequently ran a branch office for a national insurance wholesaler.

Ms. Donna J. Stevens is Chief Operations Officer of the Company. Ms. Stevens has been employed by the Company in various officer capacities since 1997, including serving as the Company’s Chief Operations Officer from July 2013 to July 2015, and as the Senior Operations and Compliance Officer of CNB, the Company’s wholly-owned commercial bank subsidiary, from February 2010 to June 2013.

Mr. W. Moorhead Vermilye is Director of Shore Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Vermilye has been a director of Talbot Bank since 1977, and he served as a director of Felton Bank between April 2004 and December 31, 2010. On June 1, 2013, Mr. Vermilye resigned as our CEO and became the Senior Business Development Officer of Talbot Bank. Mr. Vermilye served as our CEO from December 2000 until May 2013 and as our President from December 2000 until January 2011. From 1988 until July 2006, Mr. Vermilye served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Talbot Bank. From 1970 to 1988, Mr. Vermilye was a Principal in Bartlett, Griffin & Vermilye Insurance Agency located in Easton, Maryland. Mr. Vermilye has served on the boards of numerous community-based organizations within Talbot County and the Mid-Shore during his career. In nominating Mr. Vermilye, the Nominating Committee considered as important factors Mr. Vermilye’s experience in banking and insurance, his familiarity with and involvement in one of our key market areas, and his understanding of and experience with the business and financial needs of our typical customer.

Ms. Blenda W. Armistead is Independent Director of Shore Bancshares Inc. Ms. Armistead is a self-employed investor. Ms. Armistead has been a director of the Talbot Bank since 1992. Ms. Armistead served as the County Manager and Finance Officer of Talbot County, Maryland from 1982 to 1999 and has served on the boards of numerous community-based organizations within Talbot County and the Mid-Shore. Ms. Armistead received her MBA from the University of North Carolina in 1974. Ms. Armistead’s qualifications to serve on our Board include, her banking experience, her managerial, governance and financial expertise relating to her career in local government, and her familiarity with and involvement in one of our key market areas.

Mr. David J. Bates is Independent Director of Shore Bancshares Inc. Since September 2014, Mr. Bates serves as Chairman & CEO of Xtone, Inc., a small privately held technology company located in Northern Virginia. He has a Master’s Degree in economics and an MBA in finance and was employed by the World Bank Group headquartered in Washington, DC for 20 years. During that time he served 10 years as a specialist in project loan finance at International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group’s private sector affiliate. In nominating Mr. Bates, the Nominating and Governance Committee considered Mr. Bates’ experience in banking and finance as well as his experience in corporate governance matters gained through service on a number of private corporate and nonprofit boards.

Mr. James A. Judge is Independent Director Of Shore Bancshares Inc. Mr. Judge has been a director of CNB, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of the Company, since 2005. Mr. Judge has been a certified public accountant for over 30 years and partner since 1985 with Anthony, Judge & Ware, LLC, an accounting and tax services company located in Chestertown, Maryland. In nominating Mr. Judge, the Nominating Committee considered as important factors Mr. Judge’s qualifications as a certified public accountant, his expertise in the preparation and examination of financial statements, his familiarity with the banking business, and his experience in owning and operating his own business.

Mr. Frank E. Mason III, is Independent Director of Shore Bancshares Inc. Mr. Mason is the President and Chief Executive Officer of JASCO Incorporated, a manufacturer and distributor of analytical instrumentation for the scientific research community, a position he has held since 2004. JASCO Incorporated, which is a subsidiary of JASCO Corporation located in Tokyo, Japan, operates throughout North and South America. Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mason served as JASCO Incorporated’s Chief Operations Officer from 1996 to 2004 and as its Sales Director for North America from 1987 to 1995. Mr. Mason has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a MBA from Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Mason’s qualifications to serve on our Board include, his experience in leading a large corporation, his financial and operational knowledge.

Mr. John H. Wilson is Independent Director of Shore Bancshares Inc. Mr. Wilson serves as a director of The Avon-Dixon Agency, LLC, our wholly-owned insurance producer subsidiary (“Avon-Dixon”). Since 2006, Mr. Wilson has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Coastal South of Maryland, Inc., a land development and real estate consulting company. Mr. Wilson is also the owner/operator of the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club, a private events facility, and managing member of the Tidewater Inn, LLC, a hotel, and is a director of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. Mr. Wilson’s qualifications to serve on our Board include, his experience in the insurance industry, his experience in real estate development and operating businesses similar to our typical customers, and his familiarity with and involvement in one of our key market areas.

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